League

Copa Arena
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saed Shalan kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, IZRODITE's Stoyan Staroselski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stanislav Hodzhov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Saed Shalan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Stanislav Hodzhov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 16 minutes in the game, Saed Shalan dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 17thth minute of the game Saed Shalan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Looprevil F.C.'s Stanislav Hodzhov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mito Yanakiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Stanislav Hodzhov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Saed Shalan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Stanislav Hodzhov. Looprevil F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saed Shalan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Stanislav Hodzhov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saed Shalan's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Zahari Kaymakchiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Svetlan Sendov made a huge save. Saed Shalan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stoyan Staroselski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stanislav Hodzhov having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Saed Shalan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stanislav Hodzhov was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After 43 played minutes IZRODITE got a freekick which was hit by Spas Trakiyski. A hard shot by Veselin Runev from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Svetlan Sendov's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Stanislav Hodzhov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoyan Staroselski in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zahari Kaymakchiev made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Looprevil F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Saed Shalan came free, but Stanislav Hodzhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Looprevil F.C.'s zone, Stoyan Staroselski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Hodzhov came out of the goal and Stoyan Staroselski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Looprevil F.C.'s zone, Stoyan Staroselski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stanislav Hodzhov came out of the goal and Stoyan Staroselski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ivo Leyarski charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivo Leyarski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 72 minutes, Anastas Rakadzhiev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Looprevil F.C. and the IZRODITE players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anastas Rakadzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, IZRODITE's Saed Shalan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Looprevil F.C.'s Ivo Leyarski got his second yellow card of the match in the 78th minute. The referee ordered Ivo Leyarski off the ground. A collision led to Looprevil F.C. getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Ivo Leyarski hit a great ball. In the 81st minute, Mavrudi Drumev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stanislav Hodzhov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evtim Voev in the 85th minute of play. Looprevil F.C.'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Saed Shalan 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saed Shalan in the 90th minute of play forced Looprevil F.C.'s goalkeeper Stanislav Hodzhov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, Looprevil F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Saed Shalan came free, but Stanislav Hodzhov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stoyan Staroselski got free with Stanislav Hodzhov in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. IZRODITE played a much better game than Looprevil F.C. and deserved their victory. The Looprevil F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.